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[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@frod you need to wait about 5 minutes if you don't get the program to tell you to open rom manager then kill adb, then try again. after it tells you reboot 2 or 3 times

@anotha that means you have a bad download, you have to redonload the rar file.

@morlince not really but then again i can't really think at all at the moment
[Thunderbolt Android Development] anothamexican:
ok Ill re-download
[Thunderbolt Android Development] denpad2010:
i cant make it work i cant get into bootloader damn i killed the program restarted and nothing happen
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@denpad What version were you using?

@morlice don't make a torrent. like i said i should be releasing another version fairly soon so at the moment a torrent wouldn't really be very wise
[Thunderbolt Android Development] 92slammer:
same problem here...i must be missing something...i get this message but nothing is going on with my phone

Choose the bootloader option and press POWER. Let the ROM flash. When asked to upgrade, choose yes (Press VOLUME UP). This will take a while and your device may reboot, allow it to happen. You will be presented with a screen saying you device is updating.

After flashing is complete press POWER to reboot into android.

After rebooting skip the google setup and turn USB Debugging back on, flashing will turn it off. Then you must unplug your phone and plug it in again.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] denpad2010:
ok i want start over which links or program do i need donload??? i have the second megaupload file downloDED so inside there is a rooter pp still needdownload one of two files(the 358kb)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Again, what version are you using? The adb needed or the no adb needed version?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] denpad2010:
hold on i already have debugging off so i need put it on????
[Thunderbolt Android Development] denpad2010:
i downloaed the second link
[Thunderbolt Android Development] madzozs:
I had the same issue as above(not going into bootloader) using the not needed adb. I then added adb to my path and tried it and it does the same thing.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dave0373:
Sweet thanks, I hope this root method works on my TB. ADB really confuses me.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] denpad2010:
im trying with debugging on still the same so i close the program and restarted and click step 1 the same no waiting the 5 minutes????
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@den The second needs adb to be setup in PATH, do you have that setup? after flashing the file that is pushed debugging will be turned off, that's why it said to do it after rebooting which means after flashing. if debugging isn't on when you're trying to do this that's why it's not working. the only time you need to wait is on step 3 PLEASE READ WHAT I HAVE POSTED CAREFULLY. im tired because i haven't slept in 4 days and im starting to lose my patience. i'm trying to be nice but i have explained this quite clearly.

@madzoz just adding adb won't matter if you're using the no adb version,you have to switch exe files too
[Thunderbolt Android Development] TheMorlince:
We can try this, i dont know how well it will work, but I uploaded a .torrent file for this. Just download the included file and delete .apk from the end. Then upload into your torrent program.

I dont know if this will work, but we can try. Also, if you dont know how to torrent dont try... i'm uploading also to a different host and will post it when i get it done as well.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
I asked you not to make a torrent, please remove it. It serves no purpose at the moment as I will be changing things rather soon and there is no need to distribute this in such a manner, wait until I release the update.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] TheMorlince:
Also, if you already have the file downloaded (2nd one) and want to help out with the torrent please load up the torrent and put the correct file name in so that it recognizes you already have it and can help seed it. I already have connections from people in progress and it's going to be really slow till we get some additional seeds.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] madzozs:
I did that. I'll give it a shot later on when I get home. I'll try redownloading everything and starting from scratch.

Either way, thanks. I'd still rather have hiccups with a simple click method, then typing or copy/pasting everything through adb myself.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
on step 3 it shouldn't say anything until it tells you you're done. download the new version.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
Ok wait a sec...it should SAY al that on the screen or that is what is happening in the background?

I have pressed step 3 twice and it just reboots the phone....nothing like what you mentioned above happens
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@dtt that's because you have the RIGHT version, rileyy doesn't.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
ahhhh ok :D
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Rileyy-:
When I download the new one should I start from step 3 because I already have the update firmware .
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@dtt Just to make sure what's the link you downloaded from? Can you post it exactly or was it just the one in the first post?

@rileyy no start at step 2 otherwise it won't do anything. Also where did you get your version? And when?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
Where is the new version? 1.6.3.2? thats what i have do i need to download something else for step 3?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jawonder:
I did step 2 and 3 and got congratulations you have successfully rooted thunderbolt but I'm stlll getting an error in Rom Manager , what should I do next ?.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Rileyy-:
I got it on front page around 2 Central time .
[Thunderbolt Android Development] HolyGrail:
Oooooooooops
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@jawonder did it restart? if not then it didn't go through hit step 3 again

@riley ok that might be why, those links were f*ed up then, especially if you got it from a mirror.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] idle0095:
i finished with step 1. now onto step 2. this is what i get.

error! contact so and so at xda. then it says if this error comes up blah blah blah.

again after rebooting do the usb thing. then says wait until finished and is showing alot of dots. what do i do now? i cant hit step 2 again.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
Ok...I loaded TB....not rooted :(

Could it be my superuser version or something?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] HolyGrail:
That was uncalled for. You're not getting it. Its not for you to tell someone else how he should give out his work.

Its common sense for any dev to control where his work is uploaded from, because he can fix a problem instantly, and update when necessary.

Your way of torrents allow distributing of old versions doesn't allow this, and can only make a bunch of older versions out there.

Also torrents have hashes (VERY IMPORTANT), if you change a file the torrent won't work so you can't update that way, you'd have to make a new torrent which just wastes time and lets old versions fly around when they don't need to.

The respectful thing to do is to not make torrents of the DEV's work unless he asks for it, and its equally disrespectful saying " I'm going to keep them up anyway"

He has every right to do it the way he wants. I have seen many devs stop developing because asking user to not do something, and the user sticking a middle finger at them in disrespect. The android community has lost some this way.

If you push the DEV's to far, then the DEV will just stop updating, then what will everyone have........nothing........just an old version that never gets updated.

Do we want that?.......I don't.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
So what is the deal since i have the newest version yet for step 3 i keep getting the Mounting /system

Copying su and changing permissions
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@idle does it show a hash? is it at the top or bottom of the screen?

@dtt did it restart on its own or did you have to?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Rileyy-:
Can you give me a link to the correct download ?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
So if that isnt the right version am i going to have to do all 3 steps again with a different link?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
here is an updated version

warning: this has not been fully tested it has been tested but not as much as other versions. it has a few fixes.

also @ck you never told me if you have su,superuser.apk, or rommanager.apk in the folder with the rooter program, do you?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
restarted on its own after pressing step 3
[Thunderbolt Android Development] JDawg68:
Since this is my first smartphone, and I barely know how to make a call on it I have read this thread from the start. I am amazed at the patience dbzfanatic has shown thus far. I for one would have rage quit hours ago. Keep up the good work dbzfanatic and HolyGrail.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
updated version

@dtt alright,try rebooting again that might fix it. also do you have superuser in the app drawer and did you get a su prompt?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
yes i have all those yet for step 3 it keeps sayin that about mounting system
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
if you have those files you have the older version and just updated the exe. you have to redownload the entire file, all 800 megs
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
its in the appdrawer
[Thunderbolt Android Development] asenduk:
Thank you DBZ!!!

Got my phone rooted successfully

Here is my summary:

-Step 1 2x (1st did not reboot phone)

-Step 2 2x (1st gave an error, had to end task rooter.exe and ran again)

-Step 3 1x

HTC Sync already installed & running Windows 7 64bit

Donated again.. cheers!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nerogold:
Db I know u must be tired but a quick question step 3 rebooted 3 times but still no su or rm
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
So i have to go through all 3 steps again? I just downloaded the file today which you said was the newer one.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@asenduk get the updated version, it's 2 pages back

@ck just start from step 2
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nerogold:
U r so lucky D;
[Thunderbolt Android Development] idle0095:
THANK YOU. it worked great. Donation on its way.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
glad you finally got it :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] asenduk:
sorry DBZ... what is the new version for?

a little confused
[Thunderbolt Android Development] racedog:
I searched for an answer and saw that a couple others have had this problem but I didn't find an answer to fix. Rooted using the newest version of easy root and everything went fine. I have version 1.2 605.6, have rom manager 3.0.0.7 and SU, but when I select "Fix Permissions" it comes up with "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!".

I tried opening SU and then going back to Rom Manager but keep getting the same error. Does anyone have a fix for this? Do I need to re-flash starting at step 2 or step 3? Oh, and I have rebooted a couple of times to see if that might help.

R
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
It fixes the program NOT closing when a phone isn't detected and changes some wording to make things clearer. This is more based for people who are still at step 1 but people on step 2 could benefit as well.

@racedog what version of easyrooter did you use and did you try 2-5 reboots to get su to stick?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ruddymart:
I have no idea why but decided to run it again and discovered step one brought s-on back.

So my ? is: If I want to unroot/s-on, can I just run step one and after reboot flash the stock rom and I will be good to go?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jaskil1975:
Dbz- thanks for all the help. Up and running full root. Now to get rid of some bloatware. Instead of deleting I should move to SD right. Then save a file on desktop to put back on if needed for future ota?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@rudy NEVER RUN STEP ONE AFTER YOU HAVE STARTED STEP TWO! YOU COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE! seriously,dont EVER do that. I linked to the reason in the first post. To be safe you need to run the stock ruu update,not reflash step 1.

@jaskil uhmm...huh? deleting what exactly? the apk files? i think you should be good but a backup wouldn't hurt.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nerogold:
Im getting all steps right. I have s-off but no su and rm
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ruddymart:
Well what about after successful root at step 3?

Already did it so will just update you, now at step2 and s-off once again
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jaskil1975:
Yeah the apk files like city Id, blockbuster things like that that I don't want or use. With my og Droid I always moved to SD then saved in my desktop. Removed from my SD and had the apks available in case I needed them. Otas usually won't work without all the bloatware back on phone.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@nero did you try the updated exe version? do you have su or superuser.apk in the folder?

@ruddy uhmm..step 3 is after step 2 so...no,it's still a bad idea.

@jaskil ok it's up to you. i've had a lot of people saying they couldn't remove the bloatware but that's because system is mounted as read-only
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tbcpn:
dbz--

Just sent some $$ your way.

Haven't rooted yet--waiting for my 14 day VZW window to close, just to be sure. But, will do soon. Both my Dinc and DX are rooted, and my Xoom is next.

Appreciate your work and amazing patience!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nerogold:
I think I missed something am I supposed to put su and rm apk in the folder?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@tbcpn thanks man :) i try my best.

@nero no just wanted to see if you had the right rar version. if they're there you don't, if they aren't you do.

guys my tester is leaving and im getting a headache from my screen so im heading off for a while. help each other out. if anyone here is rooted please answer questions. i will attach the updated exe to the first post but then im out.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jaskil1975:
Db- ill let you know if it works. Androidcentral has a list of bloatware that is removable. Don't know if ill get to it tonight but ill post results when I do. Thanks for all the help today. I suppose I could just flash a Rom with bloatware removed as well.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] racedog:
I used 1.6.3.2 downloaded just a couple of hours ago. I have rebooted at least 6 times now and no change. I had rooted using the older version Wednesday night and ended up with software version 1.03.605.10 so I rerooted today starting at step 2.

R
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
Dbz.....superuser is in the app drawer..... when I try to run the busybox updater from the market, it tells me that su is not installed.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
Ok trying the new version from step 2. it says pushing hboot and a ton of dots.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nerogold:
Ok bro take care thanks for help get some rest u need it
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ruddymart:
Well got the exact same result as the first time. after clicking on step3 button I got the Congratulation message right away, no reboot whatsoever. Never rebooted first time either, is it normal? Also never got the fix permission in rom manager to work first time and now but looks like I have root, any thoughts?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@ruddy if it doesn't reboot hit step 3 again until it does,wait like 30 seconds after the message comes up then do it again. it's somewhat normal, it's adb "warming up" and the messages going through too fast (yes i added a delay)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tcfrombn:
if i already downloaded the entire package previously, can i just download the new exe? or do i need the new package in its entirety.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
depends on when you got it. if you got it before today i'd say you need to redownload.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nerogold:
But I redownloaded the entire rar today and still same crap so ....
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
Same i just redownloaded the new version he put and now on step 2 it says pushing hbooteng and There is a ton of dots is that what should happen? And how long should this last?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nerogold:
Did you select USB debugging and charge only ?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
Yes both of them are on and it keeps getting the rows of dots. Been doing this for about 10 min or so
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ruddymart:
yay, fixing prmission, finally!!!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Stevez48:
mirror says the file is temporarily unavailable. Or do I just need the rooter file?

Thanks for the work!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nerogold:
I had the same problem I restarted it a couple of times and it worked
[Thunderbolt Android Development] pmdied:
I received the same "congratulations you have root" but no root.. I tried step 3 a feww times but no success. I'll go through step 2 again and see if it sticks.

Question- will the busybox and superuser app icons show up in the tray?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] shadow1385:
rooted

Thank you sir... your updates for the win64 systems did the trick for me... very awesome job on setting this up for us adb noobs... my first android phone after being on wm for years... donation sent for a job well done...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
Yeah idk I keep getting the same thing. This is starting to annoy me.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Pithism:
Shadow1385 i got a question for you

Did u put the entire win64 system files in the extracted thunderbolt rar file or just the same ones from both
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dski165:
@Pithism

you copy and paste all of them over the existing files in that extracted folder.

if it tells you the file exists just write over them you should be good
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tcfrombn:
Same situation.

Did you figure it out?

I do have: mecha xd eng s-off

But no Superuser or rommanager in sight despite the congratulations.

What should I do?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Pithism:
Yea ok thats what i did, i worded the question wrong sorry,

I actually using vm ware with windows so i did everything on mac, but i did what you told me to do. I put the win 64 files in the app folder and over wrote everything, but in the win 64 files came a couple of more folders and i just wanted to make sure that those should go into the app folder as well
[Thunderbolt Android Development] acrjobim:
Hi dudes! Earlier today, I completed Step 1 successfully, and rebooted, skipped setup, etc. For Step 2, I got an error which asked me to visit the forum, so I decided to wait until the program was updated. My questions is simple, I hope:

Since Part 1 already completed, can I just start with Part 2 with the latest files?

(There were all sorts of warnings about not doing Part 1 over again in the threads).
[Thunderbolt Android Development] finanandroid:
SURooted

yes Sr. mean in the Apk folder, yes, I recommend to all people receiving Congratulations" in #3 disconnect your phone, restart the phone open SU, close SU then Open RM download and Install CWR, once CW recovery is installed, restart phone into recovery> advantage and FIX Permission from CWR no from the crappy RM.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
Yeah this isnt working for me I downloaded the new version and everything and still on step 2 it says pushing hbooteng.nb0 and a bunch of dots and it just keeps getting more dots? Can someone please tell me what to do. I never had this many problems with previous phones that I rooted.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tarheeldan:
Thank you DBZ! Worked great :)

Windows 7 64 bit

Installed HTC Sync prior to root

Downloaded wrong version of rooter with su and other .apk's this morning before removal of bad links

Step 1 - Perfect

Step 2 - Perfect

Step 3 - no reboot, read this thread. Saw update. Downloaded.

Step 2 redux - Perfect.

Step 3 - adb didn't take first time, clicked again. Perfect.

Deleted .img from SD

Rom Manager - Fix Permissions - whoah! lots of permissions to fix. Perfect.

Very happy at how much "adb kill-server --> adb devices" (rinse, repeat until deviceid shows) I didn't have to do.

Thank you!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] racedog:
DBZ, just a note to let you know that I ran steps 2 - 3 again and this time everything worked. Now rooted and working. Thank you. Will donate tomorrow because if I don't get moving right now (promised to take wife out to dinner) I won't live that long!

R
[Thunderbolt Android Development] finanandroid:
Have you restarted the phone, have you trying to download SU and RM from Market? because if you are s-off=rooted, some time do the trick, disconnect your phone and connect before 20 second and wait...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jawonder:
Sorry man took my Family out for a few Hrs . No it did not restart gonna do step 3 again .
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
It says error when attempting to run privilege commands??? WTF This is a real pain in the ass.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jawonder:
YESSS !! BDZ you are the man i got permission , i'm rooted . I hit step 3 again and it restarted went into Rom Manager got permission > Thanks Man
[Thunderbolt Android Development] davidetkin511:
Hey Guys,

I was wondering if it is worth rooting. With the updated version are there still bugs? When people say there are bugs do they mean bugs when running the app and pushing files or bugs with running rooted apps and in the android OS? thanks
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tcfrombn:
I've tried.

I try to flash the su binaries and it gives an error. Seems like something isn't taking.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
Still has bugs works for some and doesn't for others(me included) starting to lose hope lol may just wait for another update with less bugs.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] pmdied:
Yep- I downloaded SU and CWR but I am getting permission errors; its telling me I need to be rooted but step 2 already told me I was rooted.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tcfrombn:
I think we're in the same boat.

Did you download the whole package earlier and just drop the new .exe in the folder this evening?

Perhaps there is a new folder structure that we need to put the su and apks in.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] pmdied:
No, I redownloaded the whole enchilada once the updated version was available. I'm sure its just a matter of trying..
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jaskil1975:
I got a weird bug for ya. So after root my contact pictures don't shod up in the messaging app and neither does mine. Any ideas?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] cnmsales:
The rooting app it self has bugs. Nothing about the root to your phone is buggy.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] cnmsales:
@ DBZ - Will you be posting an updated package when you come back online or will this be it for a while?

If the update is coming soon I need to pull the torrent so no new clients can connect to the tracker.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] pmdied:
Ok- some progress here. Ran step 2 again and it rebooted in Clockwork mod, which it didnt do before. *fingers crossed*

Step 3, phone is rebooting.... WE HAVE ROOT!!!!!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Irish Whiskey:
newbie question, finaly rooted, but how do i access the sd card to remove the file?

Sorry first android phone, first time rooting.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] pmdied:
Plug your phone in, change "charging only" to "disk drive". A box should pop up on your computer giving to options for F drive. Select "open files" and you should see it near the bottom. Delete and enjoy